Spotify Passes 35 Million Paid Subscribers As Apple Music Struggles To Catch Up

The race for streaming music dominance has heated up in recent months, with Apple Music and Spotify the clear leaders.  Today's report that Spotify has 35 million paid subscribers, coupled. Continue reading

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BIG Trouble Ahead For #Apple: Users Leave Apple Music 3X Faster Than They Do Spotify

Apple Music has a problem with users dropping the service.  It's called their churn rate – "the annual percentage rate at which customers stop subscribing to a service" – and. Continue reading

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3 Things YouTube Savvy Musicians Should Add To Their Videos

While it may receive its share of criticism from the music community, it cannot be denied that YouTube remains a powerful tool for artists, particular when used correctly. Here we. Continue reading

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App Developers Alliance Sides With Spotify In Apple Dispute

Now that Spotify has drawn a line in the sand over Apple's app store rejection, supporters of both sides are starting to comment.  Unsurprisingly, so far most, at least in. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEFING: Apple Music Execs Talk Strategy • Live.ly App Soars • $1B LINE IPO • ReverbNation App Updates • More

WEDNESDAY 6.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  When Apple Music execs talk, we listen. But with 15 million subscribers compared to Spotify's 100 million users, should we? Updated. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week industry commentators weighed in on whether it's time to consider something other than the streaming business model, if narcissism is ruining the live music experience, and what Rhapsody's. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week's music commentators have quite a bit to say on the subject of streaming, some claiming that it may actually be better for artists than they think and that it. Continue reading

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Vevo Purchases ShowYou But Will It Seize The Opportunity?

Vevo's recent purchase of ShowYou has the industry abuzz as to whether this could potentially signal Vevo's entrance into the subscription world. Mark Mulligan asks what a company like ShowYou has to offer. Continue reading

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Tidal Names Ex-Soundcloud Exec As CEO, It’s 3rd In 8 Months

Tidal, despite some missteps, has attracted more than a million paying subscribers.  Will hiring a digital music veteran as CEO, its third in eight months, be able to build on. Continue reading

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Why Music Streaming Isn’t Really About The Music

It may seem strange for companies like YouTube and Amazon to be entering the streaming industry, particularly given how notoriously unprofitable it is, but by offering it bundled with other services, profitability becomes less. Continue reading

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